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Journalists Use Satellite Data to Track Pollution, Kim Jong-Un and More During COVID-19 Pandemic

Planet Pulse

Here are some examples of how satellite data continues to be used to monitor changes and global events—despite limiting COVID-19 travel and health restrictions. Some steel mills and power plants remain in operation around Beijing, China during the COVID-19 crisis. The Shifting Landscape. © 2020, Planet Labs Inc. All Rights Reserved.

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Think tank outlines possible clean energy industrial strategy for the UK

Envirotec Magazine

Accelerating the build-out of clean energy will reduce costs and make the UK more secure, write Josh Freed and Isabelle Chan of US think tank Third Way, which released a new policy paper on the topic on 29 September. For example, the UK has the Business, Energy, and Industrial Strategy Department. Why industrial strategy?